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and that all who came from Babylonia to build the city should have their freedom, they and their children and all the priests who came.
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He wrote also concerning their support and the priests' vestments in which they were to minister.
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He wrote that the support for the Levites should be provided until the day when the temple would be finished and Jerusalem built.
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He wrote that land and wages should be provided for all who guarded the city.
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And he sent back from Babylon all the vessels that Cyrus had set apart; everything that Cyrus had ordered to be done, he also commanded to be done and to be sent to Jerusalem.
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When the young man went out, he lifted up his face to heaven toward Jerusalem, and praised the King of heaven, saying,
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"From you comes the victory; from you comes wisdom, and yours is the glory. I am your servant.
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Blessed are you, who have given me wisdom; I give you thanks, O Lord of our ancestors."
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So he took the letters, and went to Babylon and told this to all his kindred.
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And they praised the God of their ancestors, because he had given them release and permission
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to go up and build Jerusalem and the temple that is called by his name; and they feasted, with music and rejoicing, for seven days.